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Bentley launches intuitive website
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February 16, 2011
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EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems has announced the launch of STUDENTserver, an intuitive website offering available at no charge to schools participating in the Be Careers Network Academic SELECT Subscription program. |
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BuildingIQ welcomes industry veterans to advisory board
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February 16, 2011
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SYDNEY — BuildingIQ has announced the addition of two pioneers from the green building and building controls sectors to its advisory board. |
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Tekla launches new BIM application
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February 15, 2011
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ESPOO, FINLAND — To make BIM a tool for everybody, Tekla has launched a BIM application for model-based collaboration. |
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PTI annual conference to award scholarships, present technical sessions
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February 14, 2011
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FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Design professionals, contractors, inspectors, educators, code officials, industry representatives and many more will come together to collaborate on post-tensioning specifications and standards at the Post-Tensioning Institute’s (PTI) 10th annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, May 1-3, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo. |
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Institute applauds Obama Administration for Better Buildings Initiative
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February 11, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) has announced its support of the Obama Administration’s announcement of its Better Buildings Initiative. |
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ConXtech leverages IPD, BIM for U.S. Navy structural steel project
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February 11, 2011
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HAYWARD, CALIF. — Leveraging integrated project delivery (IPD) and building information modeling (BIM), ConXtech Space Frame Systems has completed structural steel erection on a 152,000 gsf lodge for the U.S. Navy at the Naval Base on North Island, Coronado, Calif. |
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ZweigWhite seeks entries for 2011 Best Firms To Work For ranking
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February 10, 2011
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FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — ZweigWhite now is accepting entries for the 2011 Best Firms To Work For ranking, the industry’s search for the most exceptional practices in HR management and off-the-charts employee satisfaction in civil engineering, structural engineering, architecture, multidiscipline A/E services, and environmental services firms. |
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St. Clair Jr. High wins regional Future City competition
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February 10, 2011
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CHICAGO — A team of students from St. Clair RXIII has won the Chicago Regional National Engineers Week Future City competition. |
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WPL to host four-part webinar series on best ways to implement BIM
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February 9, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Starting Feb. 15, WPL Publishing will begin hosting a four-part webinar series to help professionals in the construction industry learn the best ways to implement building information modeling (BIM) technology. |
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SOM partner elected to NAE
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February 9, 2011
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CHICAGO — William F. Baker P.E., S.E., FASCE, FIStructE, structural engineering partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for his leadership in the development of innovative structures for high-rise buildings worldwide. |
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Construction continues on Caldecott Tunnel 4th bore
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February 8, 2011
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OAKLAND, CALIF. — For the past five months, crews have been carving out the fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel. The $420 million project is still two years from completion, but crews have been working around the clock and facing some very real dangers. Click here for the full story.
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Finley Engineering to design repairs for Florida bridges after accident
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February 7, 2011
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TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — The Lane Construction Corp., on behalf of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), has selected Finley Engineering Group to serve as a specialty engineer to design repairs for a pair of Brevard County bridges damaged in a horrific accident involving a 20,000-gallon fuel tanker truck. |
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S. K. Ghosh Associates announces IBC seminar webcast
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February 3, 2011
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PALATINE, ILL. — S. K. Ghosh Associates Inc. has announced a full-day seminar in webcast format that will discuss the major new features of the 2009 IBC structural provisions. |
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University design center earns two awards for regional and urban design
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February 1, 2011
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FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — The University of Arkansas Community Design Center has received two 2011 Honor Awards for Regional and Urban Design from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The awards were for two projects that address pressing issues in sustainable design: the center’s low impact development design manual and a townscaping plan for Farmington, Ark. The Community Design Center is an outreach program of the Fay Jones School of Architecture. |
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Halcrow Yolles adds new leadership for building structures practice
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February 1, 2011
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TORONTO, ONTARIO — Halcrow Yolles recently welcomed two new senior additions to the leadership team of its building structures practice — senior principal, David Bannister, and senior associate, Ken Sissakis. |
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Headlines from around the Web, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011
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January 31, 2011
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From SacramentoPress.com: Bridge maintenance difficulties abundant in Sacramento
From SpringFieldNewsSun.com: Minnesota disaster leads to testing of county bridges
From USAToday.com: Will ‘intelligent cities’ put an end to suburban sprawl?
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PCI announces call for papers for peer-reviewed technical sessions
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January 28, 2011
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CHICAGO — The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) will offer a track of seminars featuring peer-reviewed technical papers at its 2011 Annual Convention/Exhibition and National Bridge Conference. PCI has announced it is accepting abstracts for papers to be considered for those sessions now through April 4, 2011. |
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Headlines from around the Web, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011
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January 28, 2011
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From StarTribune.com: AEG ready to build L.A. stadium
From DCNOnl.com: Ontario bridge repair receives honors
From ConstructionDigital.com: New green building standards on horizon
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Autodesk shows green real estate focus with seventh LEED-certified office
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January 28, 2011
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SAN FRANCISCO — Autodesk Inc. demonstrated its commitment to environmentally responsible real estate choices at its first Sustainability Summit, by announcing plans to move into its first green office space in Asia-Pacific. The company’s 56,000 square feet of leased office space in Singapore brings the Autodesk LEED-certified facility count to seven, or 23 percent of the company’s total office space. |
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NIST opens grant competition to support new scientific research facilities
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January 27, 2011
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new competition for grants to support the construction of new or expanded scientific research facilities at institutions of higher education and nonprofit scientific research organizations. |
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ACI Spring 2011 Convention, FRPRCS-10 to emphasize versatility of concrete
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January 27, 2011
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FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — The American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Spring 2011 Convention will take place April 3-7, 2011 in Tampa, Fla. |
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Headlines from around the Web, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011
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January 26, 2011
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From Bloomberg.com: Obama’s infrastructure agenda
From NJ.com: Engineers in concept stage of plan to raise Bayonne Bridge 151 feet
From NewsMiner.com: Alaska Railroad calls out EPA on bridge decision
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AISC launches Spring 2011 Seminar Series
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January 25, 2011
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CHICAGO — Whether designing industrial buildings or office buildings, AISC's Louis F. Geschwindner Seminar Series is a great opportunity for structural engineers and other designers to increase their knowledge and earn continuing education credits. Presented by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the Spring 2011 Seminar Series will be offered in more than 25 cities around the U.S. from February to July. Early registration discounts are available until Feb. 11 at www.aisc.org/seminars. |
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Degenkolb Engineers announces new roles
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January 25, 2011
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SAN FRANCISCO — Degenkolb Engineers has named Stacy Bartoletti as chief executive officer in addition to his position as president and COO. At the same time, senior principal Jim Malley, president of the National Council of Structural Engineering Associations, was named Degenkolb's vice president of engineering.
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New York firm wins competition to create next generation wildlife crossing
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January 24, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition (www.arc-competition.com) has announced that HNTB with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. (HNTB+MVVA) has won the first international wildlife crossing structure design competition. |
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AIA San Francisco appoints new board member
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January 24, 2011
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SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Burrows has been appointed to the board of the American Institute of Architects, San Francisco Chapter (AIA San Francisco). An engineer, Burrows leads the Property Market in the Americas for the global engineering and consulting firm Arup.
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Bentley takes top honors at EPC World Awards 2010
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January 21, 2011
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EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems Inc. has taken top honors at EPC World Awards 2010 in the “IT in Infrastructure and Construction” category. Presented by EPC World magazine, the awards recognize the valuable contribution that infrastructure organizations and professionals from around the world have made to India’s national development. |
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Headlines from around the Web, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011
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January 20, 2011
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From The Wall Street Journal: Michigan governor supports new bridge to Canada
From NewsOn6.com: Geothermal bridge could prevent snow and ice build-up
From USAToday.com: China takes over as skyscraper’s home
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ASTM International to sponsor workshop
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January 19, 2011
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W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — A workshop on Implications of ASTM E60 Standards on Sustainability for Cement and Concrete will be held on June 14 at the Marriott Anaheim in Anaheim Calf. Sponsored by ASTM Committee C01 on Cement, the workshop is being held in conjunction with the June standards development meetings of the committee. |
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Headlines from around the Web, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011
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January 18, 2011
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From SignOnSanDiego.com: Floods continue to wreak havoc in Australia
From CNN.com: Flooding causes millions in damage in South Africa
From HispanicallySpeakingNews.com: Mexico City continues to sink
From L.A. Times: Green city to set new standard
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